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No Wave posted:Are you guys sure you're doing it right? I guarantee you, if you're batch-juicing a bunch of citrus for later use, or juicing individual fruits many times throughout an evening while doing other things (for both scenarios, think making cocktails at a bar), it becomes a problem. I've used this (but do not own it), it works well imo. http://www.amazon.com/Jupiter-Large-Commercial-Juice-Press/dp/B0000CFBZP/
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Hand squeezers are cool and all for like, < 5 of something. But if you're a fan of fresh orange juice or like squeezing a shitton I'd get a counter top press. Let me know if you find a good deal on one, I've been looking for a while.
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toby posted:I guarantee you, if you're batch-juicing a bunch of citrus for later use, or juicing individual fruits many times throughout an evening while doing other things (for both scenarios, think making cocktails at a bar), it becomes a problem. This one is out of my price range. I should have mentioned I don't want to spend more than $80. I was thinking of getting this: http://www.amazon.com/Commercial-Re...=I35UOXHKNWFG8G but I wanted to see if there was a highly recommended one out there before I ordered it. It also oddly enough is a 2 for 1 deal. If I get it I'll be sure to let you guys know how good they are. walruscat fucked around with this message at 17:54 on Jun 19, 2013 |
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Jun 19, 2013 17:45
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walruscat posted:This one is out of my price range. I should have mentioned I don't want to spend more than $80. I was thinking of getting this: http://www.amazon.com/Commercial-Re...=I35UOXHKNWFG8G but I wanted to see if there was a highly recommended one out there before I ordered it. It also oddly enough is a 2 for 1 deal. Those are near enough the same price if I'm not mistaken. The one you linked to has another 35 dollars in shipping costs...unless you absolutely need the second one, or want to resell it, I suppose. The one Toby posted, if bought used, gets down to around $70 with shipping. As long as it is stable and the hinges smooth, I'd imagine one is pretty much the same as any other. Drifter fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Jun 19, 2013 |
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Drifter posted:Those are near enough the same price if I'm not mistaken. The one you linked to has another 35 dollars in shipping costs...unless you absolutely need the second one, or want to resell it, I suppose. The one Toby posted, if bought used, gets down to around $70 with shipping. You are absolutely right. I think I'll go with the used one. Thanks for the help. I'm going to be tending bar at a pool party soon, which will give me a lot of testing of the press to report on.
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I have a vintage Wear-Ever like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Alu...=item46102bdfa2 My Mom got Grandma's; Mom bought me my own. They are bombproof and juice excellently even for volume work. One of my tasks as a small girl was juicing what seemed like millions of pomegranates for pomegranate jelly in one of those bad boys.
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bunnielab posted:Insanely tiring. I am also looking for a good standup press, let me know if you find anything. I keep meaning to go hunting around for a god kitchen supply store but never have. the last kitchen I worked in used this : http://www.waringwebstore.com/product_detail.asp?T1=WAR+PCJ218&trk_src_ss=WARPAYPCWEBMACSS&kw={keyword}&gclid=CKyh4r7t8bcCFWIV7AodRB8Akw I went through about 10 cases of citrus on it, it was fine.
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mindphlux posted:the last kitchen I worked in used this : http://www.waringwebstore.com/product_detail.asp?T1=WAR+PCJ218&trk_src_ss=WARPAYPCWEBMACSS&kw={keyword}&gclid=CKyh4r7t8bcCFWIV7AodRB8Akw Yeah but that lacks the danger element of drunkenly getting my finger caught in the gears.
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I want something non-electric so I can use it outside without need a hookup. Also I won't lie, part of the appeal is the actual device. They are fun to use and look pretty nifty.
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walruscat posted:I want something non-electric so I can use it outside without need a hookup. Also I won't lie, part of the appeal is the actual device. They are fun to use and look pretty nifty. Honestly, just crush the citrus against your forehead and wink at the ladies as the juice dribbles seductively down your face, off your chin and into the glass.
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walruscat posted:I want something non-electric so I can use it outside without need a hookup. Also I won't lie, part of the appeal is the actual device. They are fun to use and look pretty nifty. oh, ok - use one of these then, they work great http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-Stainl...rds=juice+press
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Sous-Vide: How/what/where? I don't have a foodsaver yet, so I need recommendations on those first I suppose. Also, I've seen the thing that Richard Blais was promoting (Sous Vide king I think?), but I also remember FGR promoting some immersion circulators on ebay or something that were refurbished. Here's the thing: It will be used primarily for my wife and I. We hardly ever have people over and if we did, it would probably be a party where we are grilling anyways. I really want to get into sous vide and just want to know which are suggested. Thanks!
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nwin posted:Sous-Vide: How/what/where? What you apparently saw FGR talking about is an IC from e.g. PolyScience. They make purpose-built sous vide ICs, but the people picking them up secondhand on eBay are typically buying old lab equipment. ICs are pretty flexible, but they tend to be more expensive than water baths like the SVS puddle machines. They also have moving parts (the SVS puddle machines have none, and rely on convection) so in theory there are more maintenance issues (although I don't have any data on this). I've got a SVS. It's fine for cooking for two, and has the advantage of looking and behaving exactly like a kitchen appliance. If I was routinely layin' the sous vizzle down on larger quantities of food I'd probably prefer an IC with a fuckoff big reservoir. As far as vacuum sealers go---I've got the cheapest loving Rival piece of poo poo I could buy off amazon and I've been perfectly happy with it. If you want to do crazy poo poo that requires an actual vacuum (or an approximation of it) instead of just sucking the air out of your cooking baggies, you'll need a chamber vacuum sealer. For what most people do with a puddle machine at home, you don't really give a poo poo. Since any non-chamber vac sealer won't be pulling a real vacuum, I find myself actually preferring the comparatively weakass suction provided by the Rival I have---it makes sealing wet poo poo (like eggs) much easier.
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I don't know if there's a GWS consensus on all-clad, but there's a pretty crazy scratch/dent outlet sale going on with them right now - I just ordered a 10" copper core fry pan for $100. http://www.shop.allcladvipfactorysale.com/main.sc
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I like turtles posted:I don't know if there's a GWS consensus on all-clad, but there's a pretty crazy scratch/dent outlet sale going on with them right now - I just ordered a 10" copper core fry pan for $100. I can't imagine ordering a 10" fry pan when there's a 12" on sale though.
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I have a lodge cast iron 12" skillet that I love dearly, but the handle feels short. It's off balance and makes handling it somewhat awkward - or just NOT second nature. Is there anything I can do besides canceling my meetings for a month and living on xhamster? I guess I'm hoping for a way to extend the handle so I can make my sick nasty omelet/pancake flips. If not I won't die or anything, but if only Lodge made their handles JUST a little longer. Why, Lodge, whyyyyyy? 
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Cast iron isn't really meant for flipping. Just put it on heat and leave it.
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Jun 22, 2013 07:46
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Oooo Thermoworks just released a son of thermapen for $30. Super Fast Mini
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deimos posted:Oooo Thermoworks just released a son of thermapen for $30. Super Fast Mini The Taylor equivalent is better and cheaper. A 2in probe won't even make it into the center of quite a few things.
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GrAviTy84 posted:Cast iron isn't really meant for flipping. Just put it on heat and leave it. Or, maybe he's just really strong. I can't imagine trying to flip anything w/cast iron...
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Chef De Cuisinart posted:The Taylor equivalent is better and cheaper. A 2in probe won't even make it into the center of quite a few things. It's 2.9 inches? Don't tell me you're a size queen 
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I have one of these, too. http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html It's cheaper than and just as fast as the mini, and has a longer probe. My thermapen is twice as fast though and splashproof.
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GrAviTy84 posted:I have one of these, too. http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html That's the one I have, too. It's really quite good. ...ladies.  
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GrAviTy84 posted:I have one of these, too. http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html The rt is immersion proof.
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I'm looking for a rugged liquid measuring cup. The last two I had were Arrow Plastic (microwaveable), but they started to accumulate cracks after six or so months. (I could never catch it in the act, I'd just look one day and it's suddenly got ten cracks and leaks slowly). I'm not too keen on glass; I accidentally exploded the last one in my microwave. Is there a secret to a quality plastic measuring cup that can handle microwaving? Or should I just HTFU and go back to glass?
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FaradayCage posted:I'm looking for a rugged liquid measuring cup. The last two I had were Arrow Plastic (microwaveable), but they started to accumulate cracks after six or so months. (I could never catch it in the act, I'd just look one day and it's suddenly got ten cracks and leaks slowly). I'm not too keen on glass; I accidentally exploded the last one in my microwave. Do they need to be microwaveable? Would you be adverse to getting a good measuring cup and just pouring the measured liquid into a mug to microwave that? As far as exploding glass in the microwave...wow. I use this plastic (it's pretty heavy duty) Emsa Perfect Beaker or what my mom uses, these OXO Angled Cups. I wouldn't microwave those, though, even though they both can hold pretty hot liquids, like boiling water. I prefer my plastic things over glass, personally.
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Re: thermometers. Both of those non-Thermapen Thermoworks aren't good for candy. The Taylor's max read is 450F. Sure, it's cheaper quality, but I would never take my Thermapen to work. I've gone through two Taylor digitals in 5 years at 15bux/ea. I'd probably just never buy another Thermapen if my current one were to get broken/lost.
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Man this is an all-clad kinda weekend for me I guess. Stopped in at TJ Maxx and they had a clearance all-clad 12" stainless pan for $40. So, yeah, jumped on that.
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does noone else find the all-clad handles an absolute abomination? even just lifting a copper core pan in a store was sort of painful and left huge indents in my hand - I can't imagine actually cooking with one. which sucks because they seem like awesome pans otherwise.
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mindphlux posted:does noone else find the all-clad handles an absolute abomination? even just lifting a copper core pan in a store was sort of painful and left huge indents in my hand - I can't imagine actually cooking with one. I used to think that until I got them and used them on a regular basis. They're not the most comfortable, but they are very stable to hold near the end. Thumb goes in the divot. Half moon shape is secure in hand. I dig. Copper core is a lot lot heavier than standard 3 ply though. It might be worse to hold when the pan is heavier.
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mindphlux posted:does noone else find the all-clad handles an absolute abomination? even just lifting a copper core pan in a store was sort of painful and left huge indents in my hand - I can't imagine actually cooking with one. Grab all of your pans with a towel out of instinct?
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I don't know, I did sort of assume the thumb was meant to go in the divot - but when I'm lifting something heavy (like let's say a whole chicken on a rack over a pan), I never grip the thumb-and-forefinger style, I just grab the motherfucker. and it feels bad. and sure grabbing with a towel would probably work fine and nullify my complaints, but why would someone build a pan with a handle like that to begin with?  it just seems incomprehensible to me because the handle style looks like someone put some thought into it and designed it to be ergonomic/comfortable or something, and it just strikes me as my own personal pan-handle-hell.
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Cuisinart multiclad is great - not copper core, but eh, whatever. My parents' house had All-Clad and I don't miss it at all. I do, however, miss the gas range terribly.
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No Wave posted:Cuisinart multiclad is great - not copper core, but eh, whatever. My parents' house had All-Clad and I don't miss it at all. I do, however, miss the gas range terribly. Stainless clad pans are very sensitive/responsive to heat sources. That is the whole point of using them. That you miss the gas range and not the cookware could be attributed to just having a lovely range now.
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No Wave posted:Cuisinart multiclad is great - not copper core, but eh, whatever. My parents' house had All-Clad and I don't miss it at all. I do, however, miss the gas range terribly. I have a mix of Cuisinart multiclad and All-Clad and I don't notice much of a difference in cooking. The Cuisinart is much easier to clean for some reason.
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GrAviTy84 posted:That you miss the gas range and not the cookware could be attributed to just having a lovely range now. I think that's exactly what he meant. Pan's a pan. But gas is superior.
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nwin posted:Sous-Vide: How/what/where? You might have luck setting up an auto search rss feed from Craigslist and see what comes up. I saw a few polyscience Sous-Vide machines for less than MSRP before I picked one up that was new in box for $420. The sous vide demi isn't really that much less money but significantly less capable than an IC. As for a foodsaver just get a cheap model without the auto seal detection feature.
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nwin posted:Sous-Vide: How/what/where? I bought the ICA Kitchen SideKIC immersion circulator from Fat Laundry here. Now, to be completely honest, I had to get mine replaced 3 times before I got one that lasted more than two weeks (the ICA Kitchen guys have really great customer service). But the one I have now I've been using several times a week for over 6 months now. I just bought a rubbermaid container at Target to hold the water and hang the IC off the side. The SideKIC isn't very powerful (hence why it's so cheap), but it's inexpensive. A new competitor to the IC scene is the Nomiku (was kickstarted last year). They're finally shipping next month, and from what I see they're solidly built and pretty powerful. I've had mine preordered for quite a while now. I think the standalone immersion circulators are a lot more versatile than things like the Sous Vide Supreme.
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Looking for two recommendations. 1. I have really lovely nonstick cookware right now. A small frying pan, large frying pan, and a few pots. I want something I can make risottos, sauces, pastas, etc in. I'll mostly be cooking for just myself, but may occasionally have people over for dinner (no more than 4-5 total) I'm looking at these guys here: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/all-clad-stainless-steel-saucier-pan-2-qt-with-whisk?ID=571006 http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/all-clad-covered-deep-saucier-25-qt-stainless-steel?ID=583763&CategoryID=7552&kws=583763 2. I am deciding between getting a food processor or a stick blender or both. Again, it's only me, so I don't need something huge or anything. After doing some research, I came across this guy: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bamix-Deluxe-Hand-Processor-Silver/dp/B001G5ZHWO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372072738&sr=8-1&keywords=bamix Would I ever come across something that this wouldn't be able to handle? I want to keep my budget for the mixer at or around £100 (all of my electrics have to be from the UK.)
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